Homebrew Fairy Species Details
The Feywild is home to many fantastic peoples, including fairies. Fairies are a wee folk, but not nearly as much so as their pixie and sprite friends.
The first fairies spoke Elvish, Goblin or Sylvan, and encounters with human visitors prompted many of them to learn Common as well.
Infused with the magic of the Feywild, most fairies look like Small elves with insectile wings, but each fairy has a special physical characteristic that sets the fairy apart. For your fairy, roll on the Fey Characteristic table or choose an option from it. The Feywild is a wild place, so come up with your own characteristic if none of these fit your character.
Fey Characteristics
| d8 | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Your wings are like those of a bird. |
| 2 | You have shimmering, multicolored skin. |
| 3 | You have exceptionally large ears. |
| 4 | A constant, glittering mist surrounds you. |
| 5 | You have a small spectral horn on your forehead, like a little unicorn horn. |
| 6 | Your legs are insectile. |
| 7 | You smell like fresh brownies. |
| 8 | A noticeable, harmless chill surrounds you. |
Fairy Traits
Your Fairy character has the following racial traits.Ability Score Increase
When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one of those scores by 2 and a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy.
The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You’re free to follow those suggestions or to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for the character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of widespread languages to choose from. The DM is free to add or remove languages from that list for a particular campaign.
Creature Type
Every creature in D&D, including every player character, has a special tag in the rules that identifies the type of creature they are.
You are a Fey.
Size
You are Small.
Speed
Your walking speed is 30 feet.
Flight
Because of your wings, you have a flying speed equal your walking speed. You can't use this flying speed if you're wearing medium or heavy armor.
Fairy Magic
You know the druidcraft cantrip. Starting at 3rd level, you cast the faerie fire spell with this trait. Starting at 5th level, you can also cast the enlarge/reduce with this trait. Once you cast faerie fire or enlarge/reduce with this trait, you can't cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest. You can also cast either of those spells using any spell slots you have of appropriate level.
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells when you cast them with this trait (choose when you select this race).
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